The Paranormal Pastor

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

As the fallout from the PA MUFON Director's racial post grows, I have remained silent just to see what was what. I believe that it is not best to be quick to judge. But as the light is shined on certain posts, I cant help but feel sad. As someone with Native American and African American blood and heritage, I am discouraged, outraged and wishing that people could see beyond race or differences and embrace the minutia of our humanity as part of a grand tapestry. I have fought bullies all my life and racism at it's core is bullying. How can we hope to reach out to possible alien life if we can't love and accept those of our own species? Therefore until the racism is addressed, I must too in solidarity with Nick Redfern and others, sever ties with MUFON. People, ALL people are precious and made in God's image and deserve respect, love and dignity. Racism is evil, and must be addressed and disarmed.

Saturday, May 21, 2016

My new book is a coloring book for Adults and Children focusing on Cryptid Monsters. Each drawing has an accompanying short article describing the creature. Those familiar with the topic and those who have no knowledge of the creatures will find interesting background information of the creatures, their history and possible explanations!

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Decades before the Sheepsquatch sightings in Boone County West Virginia, a very similar creature roamed the woods of Northwestern Pennsylvania.In the early 1970s an abominable creature terrorized the small rural town of Waterford Pennsylvania.It was a humanoid creature that was covered in fur. Large horns
adorned its inhuman head. Devilish hooves sprouted where feet should
otherwise be. It lurked in farm fields, stalking the unwitting animal in
a desire to tear it apart and feed on its flesh and blood.It was the Waterford Sheep-man.Hundreds of people witnessed this creature, from school children to
adult farmers. Sometimes it was also known as the “Goat-man”, for no one
really knew its true diabolical origin. For a few brief years in the
mid 70s it held the attention of the small community, ridiculed by some
but feared by many.Marylin knew of the goat-man legend as a teenager in the 70s; but along with the stories she had also seen
it with her own eyes on more than one occasion. “I lived on Baghdad Road
and I saw this figure running across the dirt road at one point near
the old sawmill.” She remembers that at the time there was much talk
about the legend, with many people catching a glimpse of the creature
darting across the road or into the brush along farm fields. She had a
second encounter with the monstrous when she was 17, “He was there that
one night I drove home and right before I turned into my driveway, there
he was, running across the road and into the woods.”Waterford native Richard Galbraith knows the legend well, as a child
he was told, “Don’t let the Sheep-man get ya!” He was warned to avoid
the area of Pennsylvania Route 19 on the outskirts of the city at night,
or else the same fate would befall him that happened to so many
unwitting animals; the blood crazed sheep-man would tear him apart.Richard was wise to take the warnings to heart; for there were many
alleged incidents of the sheep-man violently attacking humans as well as
ravaging livestock.Herb Kinney, a Waterford native and businessman, knew the terror of
the sheep-man firsthand. He had a friend who was a victim of the ungodly
creature as it lay wait for him on top of the Waterford covered bridge
on Niemeyer Road that spans LeBoeuf creek. Herb recounts the story in
his own words,“It was always said the sheepman lived in a cave on Baghdad road.He
was know to frequent the covered bridge south east of town on East
street. He was said to hide up in the rafters of the old bridge and jump
down and terrorize young lovers that had parked in the bridge.Two couples from Erie were traveling into the
bridge late one summer night in a dark blue Ford Mustang convertible
with the top down. It had started to sprinkle so the pulled inside the
bridge to put the top down when they where attacked. The boys fought off
the creature and peeled out filling the bridge with smoke from the
burning rubber of their tires. The roof to the car was damaged ripped
torn and mangled to the point it had to be replaced. All for of the
young people insisted the incident really happed, telling the tale to
their parents. The parents fearing embarrassment and would not allow any
police report to be filed.”Herb reports that the sheep-man was described as over six feet tall
with light gray or white hair covering its body. The creature had two
very large horns atop of its misshapen head and long canine teeth.
Instead of hands the monster had sharp claws like something out of a
horror movie. Although by this description many would tend to associate
the sheep-man with a type of werewolf creature or even a sasquatch, Herb
firmly asserts that the creature was never associated with any other
creature and has always been known by its moniker as the sheep or
goat-man.Another longtime Waterford resident, Sally B. has a personal connection to the sheep-man and its violent demeanor, “He
was supposed to live on the back side of my dad's farm- woods rd. In
the 60's it was a dirt path with grass growing in the center. He was a combo of the crazy man with the hook hand and part sheep. He would chase all parkers from the road.”What was the Waterford sheep-man? Was it a mere childish fantasy
borne out of the chilling chatter of urban youth with an over abundant
imagination? Or was it something unnatural, called from beyond by unseen
forces into our world in order to spread fear and dread throughout this
otherwise serene community?Intrigued, Erie County historian and paranormal investigator Heidi
Kirclich LaDow decided to find out. After many years of exploring
unknown phenomenon and paranormal investigation, Heidi was an ideal
person to root out the truth behind the legend. Her investigative team, Flagship Paranormal,
has examined a multitude of paranormal claims in Erie County and beyond
with attention to scientific detail and historical accuracy. After
putting her detective hat on, she put out the question to social network
sites as well as other avenues of discovery. After hunting in many
avenues of exploration she eventually received an anonymous email which
said,"I will let you know that the Sheepman story, as far as I know,
started in the Vocational Agriculture students heads and the fable grew
until the general public adopted it as a local legend. I heard of
sheepman in 1970 and as a 7th grader it awed me and others. It began
that a man could have sex with a sheep, after that happened, an
offspring half and half was produced. Sheepman. What started as a dirty
little story grew into a small town legend. I ain't telling no more!"Did this anonymous source have in depth knowledge of the legends
origin? If so, why remain anonymous? Often in many urban legends the
story grows and incorporates other aspects unto its overall myth. Some
of these are imagined origins of the phenomenon, and it begs the
question in this case: what came first the Sheep-man or the taboo sexual
element? Of course the sheep story is an offshoot of the stereotypical
cliché of bestiality associated with animal husbandry found in the
viewpoint of many who ridicule rural life. Who can say if this is the
true origin of the legend or just a crass explanation invented by a few
adolescent youth at the time?

Nevertheless, the countryside surrounding Waterford was abuzz in the
1970s with stories and sightings of the creature known as sheep-man. It
seemed the legend faded with the decade for there have not been any
sightings of the creature since the close of the 70s. But then again,
the average lifespan of a sheep is usually no more than 10 years, so
what should we expect from a creature that is part sheep anyway?

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

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Thursday, September 10, 2015

Tonight at 8PM EST join me as I am a guest on the Eerie Voices radio show. Host Chad Cornell and I will discuss various paranormal topics and unexplained mysteries. And if you miss it you can always check out the podcast!
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About The Paranormal Pastor

is a Writer and has been a Christian Minister for more than 25 years in both Mainline and Evangelical Denominations. He holds a B.A. in Biblical Literature from Nyack College and an M.Div. In Pastoral Ministry with an emphasis on Pastoral Counseling from Alliance Theological Seminary. He has served as a short term Missionary to Burkina Faso, and has Ministered to the homeless in New York City's Hell's Kitchen. He is currently the Pastor of St.Paul's United Church of Christ in Erie, Pennsylvania.
He is also a freelance journalist for Examiner.com, has a column in the Tri-State Senior News and has also written for Fate Magazine.
As a Seminary trained exorcist he has done consulting work with various paranormal investigators and television productions in the United States as well as investigators and writers across the globe